The Hebrew word for God, "elohim," אֱלֹהִים occurs four times in this passage, one time in each of the forty-nine letter sequences between the letters of Abraham's name; ABRHM, read right to left as אַבְרָהָם. The first letter of Abraham's name אֱ (aleph or alef) occurs at position 10 (counting from right to left), count 49 letters,the next letter is בְ (beth), count 49 more letters, the next letter is רָ (resh or rosh), count 49 more letters, the next letter is הָ (he or hay), then count 49 more letters, the final letter is ם (mem).
The word processing software I have insists on switching the letter order to left to right as in English. The text below is in the correct letter order.
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹר פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הַמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וְהָעֹוף יִרֶב בָּאָרֶץ׃
וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יֹום חֲמִישִׁי׃ ף
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תֹּוצֵא הָאָרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה לְמִינָהּ בְּהֵמָה וָרֶמֶשׂ וְחַיְתֹו־אֶרֶץ לְמִינָהּ וַיְהִי־כֵן׃
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ לְמִינָהּ וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָה לְמִינָהּ וְאֵת כָּל־רֶמֶשׂ הָאֲדָמָה לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֹוב׃
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ וְיִרְדּוּ בִדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל־הָאָרֶץ
וּבְכָל־הָרֶמֶשׂ הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ׃
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1 ר ֶ
מאֹיּ ַ
ו
u·iamr
and·he-is-saying
םי ִ
הלֹ ֱ
א
aleim
Elohim
ה ֶ
שׂ ֲ
עַ
נ
noshe
we-shall-makedo
ם ָ
ד ָ
א
adm
human
וּנ ֵ
מ ְ
ל ַ
צ ְ
בּ
b·tzlm·nu
in·image-of·us
וּנ ֵ
תוּמ ְ
ד ִ
כּ
k·dmuth·nu
as·likeness-of·us
. And God said, Let us
make man in our image,
after our likeness: and let
them have dominion over
the fish of the sea, and over
the fowl of the air, and over
the cattle, and over all the
earth, and over every
creeping thing that creepeth
upon the earth.
וּדּ ְ
ר ִ
י ְ
ו
u·irdu
and·they-shall-sway
תַ
ג ְ
ד ִ
ב
b·dgth
in·fish-of
ם ָ
יּ ַ
ה
e·im
the·sea
ףע ְ
בוּ
u·b·ouph
and·in·flyer-of
ם ִ
י ַ
מ ָ
שּׁ ַ
ה
e·shmim
the·heavens
ה ָ
מ ֵ
ה ְ
בּ ַ
בוּ
u·b·beme
and·in·the·beast
ל ָ
כ ְ
בוּ
u·b·kl
and·in·all-of
־
- ץ ֶ
ר ָ
א ָ
ה
e·artz
the·earth
ל ָ
כ ְ
בוּ
u·b·kl
and·in·every-of
־
- שׂ ֶ
מ ֶ
ר ָ
ה
e·rmsh
the·moving-animal
שׂ ֵ
מ ֹ
ר ָ
ה
e·rmsh
the·one-moving
ל ַ
ע
ol
on
־
- ץ ֶ
ר ָ
א ָ
ה
e·artz
the·land :
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